Table 4 Comparison of latent classes of e-cigarette flavor use
Class 1 Only menthol/mint user N = 84 | Class 2 Mainly fruit N = 444 | Class 3 Multiple flavor users N = 54 | Wald test (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group comparisonsa | ||||
Age, Mean (SE) | 17.74 (0.28) | 18.33 (0.10) | 17.90 (0.28) | 5.21 (.074) |
Sex % Boys | 83.5%a | 53.4%b | 76.3%a | 13.07 (< .001) |
Current e-cigarette use | 44.6%ab | 32.8%a | 53.5%b | 5.53 (.063) |
Current conventional cigarette use | 61.8%a | 28.9%b | 66.8%a | 21.61 (< .001) |
Current dual use | 33.3%ab | 19.9%a | 42.6%b | 7.49 (0.024) |
Sensation seeking Mean (SE) | 2.77 (0.10)a | 2.73 (0.04)a | 3.12 (0.10)b | 13.53 (< .001) |
Multinomial regression modelb | ||||
Age, OR [95% CI] | 0.91 [0.77–1.08] | Ref. | 0.87 [0.71–1.07] | N/A |
Sex (Ref.: Boys), OR [95% CI] | 0.39 [0.11–1.33] | 0.55 [0.25–1.21] | ||
Current e-cigarette use (Ref.: Ever use), OR [95% CI] | 0.61 [0.22–1.70] | 0.86 [0.34–2.18] | ||
Current conventional cigarette use (Ref.: No use), OR [95% CI] | 3.58* [1.28–9.97] | 4.24** [1.50–11.94] | ||
Sensation seeking Mean (SE), OR [95% CI] | 1.05 [0.64–1.73] | 1.83* [1.03–3.24] | ||